Cyrus IMAP is a popular email server that offers high-performance message storage and retrieval services. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Cyrus IMAP on the latest version of EndeavourOS.
Before we begin, make sure your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
You will also need a user account with sudo privileges.
Cyrus IMAP has several dependencies that must be installed first. Open a terminal window and run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo pacman -S git openssl cyrus-sasl perl perl-dbd-sqlite perl-timedate perl-mail-message perl-mailtools perl-devel perl-net-server
Next, we need to download the Cyrus IMAP source code from the official website. Open a terminal window and navigate to the location where you want to download the source code. Then, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd.git
This will download the latest version of the Cyrus IMAP source code to your system.
Now that we have downloaded the source code, we need to configure Cyrus IMAP. Navigate to the directory where the source code was downloaded by running the following command:
cd cyrus-imapd
Next, run the following command to generate the configuration files:
./configure
This will prepare the source code for the installation process.
After configuring the source code, we can now compile and install Cyrus IMAP. Run the following command to start the compilation process:
make
This may take some time, depending on the speed of your computer. Once the compilation is complete, run the following command to install Cyrus IMAP:
sudo make install
This will install Cyrus IMAP on your system.
Now that Cyrus IMAP is installed, we need to configure it for use. First, we need to create a user account that will be able to access the mailbox. Run the following command to create a new user account:
sudo cyradm --user cyrus --auth PLAIN -u cyrus localhost
This will prompt you for a password. Enter a secure password and remember it for later use.
Next, we need to create a mailbox for the new user. Run the following command:
sudo cyradm --user cyrus --auth PLAIN -u cyrus localhost
cm user.username
Replace "username" with the name of the new user account that you created.
Finally, we need to grant the user account access to the new mailbox. Run the following command:
sudo cyradm --user cyrus --auth PLAIN -u cyrus localhost
sam user.username cyrus all
Again, replace "username" with the name of the user account that you created.
We are now ready to start Cyrus IMAP. Run the following command to start the service:
sudo systemctl start cyrus-imap
You can also enable the service to start automatically at boot time by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable cyrus-imap
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Cyrus IMAP on EndeavourOS. You can now connect to the server using your email client and start using your new mailbox.
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